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United States Patent | 5,769,369 |
Meinel | June 23, 1998 |
An apparatus for supporting and holding an electronic organizer device for use in a vehicle, includes a generally rectangularly shaped cradle member for retaining the device. At least one pair of opposing jaw members are mounted on opposed peripheral edges of the cradle member for releasably holding the device in the cradle. The jaw members are biased toward one another by attached tensioned springs. An elongated stand member has on a first end a universal ball and socket joint assembly for attachment to the cradle, and can be releasably locked for holding the cradle in a spatial orientation selected by a user. The opposite second end of the stand member is adapted to releasably mate with a stand member for engagement with a surface for supporting the cradle member.
Inventors: | Meinel; James (707 E. 62nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90001) |
Appl. No.: | 431113 |
Filed: | April 28, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 248/176.1; 108/45; 248/178.1; 248/181.1; 248/451; 248/453; 248/917 |
Intern'l Class: | A47B 019/00; A47B 023/00 |
Field of Search: | 248/178.1,181.1,181.2,451,452,453,917,176.1 108/44,45 |
1627350 | May., 1927 | Steinman | 248/451. |
2950836 | Aug., 1960 | Murdock | 248/181. |
4285532 | Aug., 1981 | Davis | 248/451. |
4672898 | Jun., 1987 | Davidson | 108/44. |
4842174 | Jun., 1989 | Sheppard et al. | 108/45. |
5025353 | Jun., 1991 | Menaged | 248/453. |
5177665 | Jan., 1993 | Frank et al. | 108/44. |
5279488 | Jan., 1994 | Fleming | 248/181. |
5341929 | Aug., 1994 | Stefancin, Jr. | 248/917. |
5485793 | Jan., 1996 | Crowell | 108/44. |
5487521 | Jan., 1996 | Callahan | 248/917. |